Fishing Articles

ODFW Fish Passage Task Force meets May 18 in Coos Bay
by ODFW, MAY 10, 2018
Columbia River

NEWPORT, Ore. –The Pacific halibut all-depth sport fishery in the Columbia River Subarea will close effective Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:59 p.m., fishery managers announced today. SALEM, Ore. - Oregon's Fish Passage Task Force will meet Friday May 18 at the Edgewater Inn conference Room located at 275 E Johnson Avenue, Coos Bay. The meeting is scheduled to run from 8 a.m. to noon and is open to the...
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May 11 is last day for Columbia River sport all-depth halibut fishery
by ODFW, MAY 10, 2018
Columbia River

The Pacific halibut all-depth sport fishery in the Columbia River Subarea will close effective Friday, May 11, 2018 at 11:59 p.m., fishery managers announced today. The all-depth fishery from Leadbetter Point in Washington to Cape Falcon in Oregon opened on May 3 and was scheduled to be open every Thursday, Friday and Sunday through Sept. 30 or the harvest of 11,182 pounds of Pacific halibut, whichever came first. Preliminary...
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Collins Lake Fishing Report
by Collins Lake Staff, MAY 9, 2018
Collins Lake

Water Temp… 73 Air Temp… 78 Water visibility… 2-4 feet Wind… 1-2 mph Moon Phase… Waning Crescent After my last trip to Collins Lake I wanted to get back out there and see if the giants were active in the spawn, what I found was very interesting. My friends Colin Peirce and the person best known as “Colin’s dad” Denis and myself all decided to...
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Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board to meet in Klamath Falls
by ODFW, MAY 9, 2018
Upper Klamath Lake

ODFW’s Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board will meet on Friday, May 18 in Klamath Falls. The board will meet from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Olympic Inn (2627 South 6th Street) to review seven project proposals. The agenda also includes discussion of development of board priorities and funding strategies, as well as planning for the 2019 program reauthorization. The meeting is open...
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Recreational Ocean Salmon Seasons Opening in June
by CDFW, MAY 8, 2018

Additional sections of the California coast will open up to recreational ocean salmon fishing in June. In the Klamath Management Zone, which is the area between the Oregon/California state line and Horse Mountain (40° 05’ 00” N. latitude), the season will open June 1 and continue through Sept. 3, 2018. The Fort Bragg and San Francisco areas, which extend from Horse Mountain to...
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May 19 steelhead fishing workshop in Troutdale
by ODFW, MAY 7, 2018
Columbia River

Register by May 14 for a steelhead fishing workshop on Saturday, May 19 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Glen Otto Community Park (1106 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale). The event is co-hosted by ODFW and the Sandy River Chapter, Association of NW Steelheaders. Register online at https://or.outdoorcentral.us/or/license (call Jason at (503) 947-6025 if you need help registering). The workshop is for beginning anglers to learn the essential elements of steelhead...
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